Brett Whiteley
(Australia, England 07 Apr 1939–15 Jun 1992)
- Title
- Ghost town
- Place of origin
-
Hill End →
New South Wales →
Australia
- Year
- 1955
- Media category
- Painting
- Materials used
- oil on hardboard
- Dimensions
-
37.0 x 46.7cm board
- Signature & date
- Signed and dated upper c. verso, brush and black ink "brett whiteley 1955".
- Credit
- Bequest of Beryl Whiteley 2012
- Accession number
- 208.2012
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
'Ghost town' was inspired by the forrays of Russell Drysdale and Donald Friend to the abandoned gold mining towns of Hill End and Sofala in the 1940s, and in 1955 Whiteley made his own journey there, making studies of the rambling ruins and deserted streetscapes.
